02-09-07, 01:47 PM
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Planesman 
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Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit
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Originally Posted by Karl-Heinz Jaeger
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Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit
There is another bad bug with torpedoes and TDC I found:
When I set my TDC while my scope is on 0 bearing and then turn it back to somewhere between 140-220 deg. bearing, TDC gets crazy. For example (with aft torpedo selected) at 140 degs it indicates 30 deg. torp. bearing, at 130 the offset becomes 0 and at 120 it becomes 10 deg. Looks like the values were randomized.
I had a close look at that after numerous times in convoys, that all my bow torpedoes hit the ships and none aft torpedos did.
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I take it that was using manual input? |
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Originally Posted by Karl-Heinz Jaeger
On manual input I ALWAYS attack on a 90 degree intercept angle, and usually fire my torpedos 10 degrees to one side of the 90. So when setting my torps, I set the Target Bearing dial to 0, then the AOB dial to 90 degrees on whatever side I am attacking from. Then I set the target bearing dial to 10 on the OPPOSITE side that the AOB dial is at. So if the AOB dial is 90 degrees on the RED side, I know that the target bearing dial will be 10 degrees into the GREEN side. This corrects the AOB to 80 degrees and sets up my shot perfectly.
So, when attacking with the bow tubes, if your AOB dial is set to the RED side, your Target Bearing dial will be 10 degrees on the GREEN side.
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If I undertstand your description, what you do is not needed, as there is simpler way to do it:
- set your scope (or UZO) to 0 bearing,
- switch to manual TDC,
- set your Bearing to target to 0,
- set the AOB to 90/270,
- switch to automatic TDC,
- turn your scope in whatever direction you need, will it be 10 degrees left or right (doesn't matter).
For aft shots you could do it that way (some other possibilities too):
- set your scope (or UZO) to 180 bearing,
- switch to manual TDC,
- set your Bearing to target to 0,
- set the AOB to 90/270,
- switch to automatic TDC,
- turn your scope in whatever direction you need, will it be 10 degrees left or right (doesn't matter). |
That means I've been doing things the really complicated way for 2 1/2 years now! 
I was always wary of trusting the UZO to correct the angle when using Manual Input, so I set up everything myself seperately for each shot. What a Bernard I have been, I've missed more often than not on my second shot because I panicked and rushed the adjustments. To think of all the tonnage I've let slip by me. Do me a favour guys and....***whispers***Don't tell my crew!!
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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Kptn.Lt. Karl-Heinz Jaeger SHIII
Commander Henry Hunter SHIV
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